[Ironman]

AKs,

I'm not sure where to start, so let's go to the hand you posted first.

3) I would have played it the same. I don't think there is any need to get tricky on the river with a check raise. You might miss a bet. Put anyone who would call down a 2nd nut flush to an early full house board on your "buddy list" and play with him every day.

Lets take 1) and 2) together:

Dude...you have got to loosen up. I mean that in the nicest sort of way. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] First of all, you are leaving a lot of potential profits on the table if you don't play hands like A A K 4 single suited from late position. In fact, I'm raising this hand 9 times out of 10 in late position.

As for the others on the list, I probably fold them as well. If the A A 5 6 is double suited, I probably see a flop.

If you play any A 2, most A 3, A A with some help and any 4 cards 9 or better, plus a big blind a small blind, you will take your VPIP up close to 20%.

When you get a stronger hand in late position, raise with it. Limp from early position.

I like your win numbers, but I have a feeling that's just from the short term variance that you mentioned. If nothing else, loosen up so that you aren't bored out of your mind after an hour of hitting the fold button. (Two playable hands per hour would kill me.)

Good luck.

Dave